Mitchell found Matthews in the end zone near the sideline for the latter’s first touchdown as a Stampeder.

Calgary had signed the CFL’s Most Outstanding Rookie in 2012 and former NFLer on Oct. 2 to shore up a receiving corps decimated by injury.

Mitchell and Ambles connected for a two-point convert after Matthews scored.

Following a 38-yard field goal by Paredes, Sutton scored his second touchdown of the game on a one-yard plunge after Buono successfully challenged for pass interference in the second quarter.

Anthony Parker, a Stampeder for seven seasons before he was released this year, ran a 79-yard punt return to Calgary’s three-yard line late in the first quarter.

Sutton finished the drive for a 12-0 Lions lead. Long kicked field goals from 40 and 27 yards in the first quarter.

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BC Lions quarterback Travis Lulay, left, hands the ball off to Tyrell Sutton, during CFL football action against the Calgary Stampeders, in Calgary, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh